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HANSARDEarly Years ProvisionOne of the multiple barriers to increasing early years provision is the availability of suitable and affordable premises in which to run pre-schools. For example, Chearsley and…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s statement, which comes at a particularly timely point for my constituents, as the first email I opened in my inbox this morning reported…27 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesThe vast majority of my constituents who use rail rely on Chiltern Railways, and passengers have faced massive and dangerous overcrowding on services to stations such as Haddenham…20 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Space IndustryThe Westcott Space Cluster in my constituency is a tour de force of innovative excellence, with a particular focus on ensuring small and medium-sized enterprises can use open…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIran: Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary for his answer, but the evidence of the IRGC’s brutality in Iran, particularly towards women, is clear. The evidence of…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIran: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps6. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ role in Iran’s internal repression and activity in the region.14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetInstead of tinkering with the edges of HS2, would it not be better to admit that we cannot afford it as a country, that it has ruined livelihoods up and down the area where…14 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingIt is a privilege to follow the powerful speech from the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh), and like you, Mr Deputy Speaker, I congratulate her on the bravery…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we marked International Women’s Day yesterday, will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Formula 1 on recognising the need for, and launching, the inspirational F1…09 Mar 2023HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, and I entirely agree with him on the necessity of this Bill. Seeing the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Firearms BillMy hon. Friend is making a compelling case. I entirely support the Bill’s aims. Can he give a further reassurance that it seeks to close the loophole and ensure that people are…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Equipment Theft (Prevention) BillWith the leave of the House, I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions, not least their kind words in wishing me a happy birthday. I recommend to all right…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Equipment Theft (Prevention) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Throughout the Bill’s passage so far, I have sought to make the case for what is essentially a very simple idea, but one…03 Mar 2023HANSARD Major Transport Infrastructure ConstructionAmong the numerous issues I have raised in this House over the past three and a bit years, there is one that stands out both for its magnitude and spread across my constituency,…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSolar PowerEnergy security and food security should have equal billing, yet the proliferation of solar farms across thousands of acres of agricultural land is taking away from our nation’s…28 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend; he is spot on. The deer population in Buckinghamshire is now completely out of control, and damaging farmland, habitats and the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. I will not take too much time, because repetition—as I was reminded when Timmy Mallett joined me at a charity…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolThe headlines of the Windsor framework make it clear that a great deal of progress has been made, and I commend my right hon. Friend for that. I look forward to getting stuck into…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. I absolutely support the aims of his Bill, which, as he says, will give the committees greater powers and greater clarity about their…24 Feb 2023HANSARDCo-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his clarification. I believe that for a successful economy, there does need to be that diversity and spread of different models and…24 Feb 2023